Latest from Napier

Tenant flees house fire: 'I was just freaking out'

A fire damaged the top floor of a house on Coverdale St, Onekawa.

Batten down the hatches: Wet and wild weekend on the way for New Zealand

Brace yourself, New Zealand, few places will be dry by Sunday evening.

'Devoted' dad's lonely death in a council flat

"It's too late for Dad, maybe we can stop this happening to someone else," daughter says.

Leopard seal checks in for 'winter holiday break' at Napier Sailing Club

Healthy and resting, it's best to keep a safe distance.

The day the big quake hits: Hawke's Bay hazard map shows what could happen to your property

Dorothy's Westshore home faces a triple threat if a big one hits. Not that she's bothered.

Napier water restrictions while leaky pipe fixed

All residents, but especially those on Napier Hill, are being asked to conserve water.

One person seriously injured following bus crash in Napier

A pedestrian has been freed after being trapped under a bus in Napier.

Smorgasbord standoff: Diner confronted over taking too much stir fry meat

He couldn't eat the broccoli so was picking out the meat. The owner stepped in.

Napier Port to be partly sold but locals get priority

Locals get priority in Napier Port NZX float. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

MAC men, women pay tribute to Porky Mareikura

It'll take something clinical and concerted to topple Napier Old Boys' Marist from top.

Buried explosives found at old Outlaws gang pad in Napier

Torching of infamous Outlaws pad in Napier could have ended with a bang.

Remembering NZ's third deadliest earthquake 90 years ago

The 1929 Murchison earthquake's victims were mostly killed by landslides.

Children's Commissioner to review child uplift polices after HB case

It follows the attempted uplift of a Maori woman's baby in Hastings.

Temperatures to drop 3C-4C early next week

Auckland is forecast to drop from a high of 17C today to 14C by Tuesday.

Napier: The city where time stands still

Time will tell if the non-tickers out there will move their hands again.

A year in the life of the First Baby

Meeting moviestars and juggling politics, it's been an eventful year for Neve.

Audrey Young: Ardern's most valued minister revealed

COMMENT: It has been a week in which the Government governed exceptionally well.

Water skiers don't let flooding stop them

Video shows person water-skiing behind a car on a flooded lot on Tannery Rd in Napier.